Online review sites are fairly new in speech pathology and healthcare generally. Australian examples include Whitecoat and the NDIS-inspired Care Navigator. Negative reviews hurt Negative reviews on sites like these – or on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook – hurt. They may make us angry, anxious, embarrassed, sleepless – even sick. They can decimate…
Unlike many of our fellow allied health professionals, speech pathologists aren’t registered health practitioners in Australia. If we want to be respected in the same way as physiotherapists and occupational therapists – and I think we do – we need to be at least as professional as the regulated health professions. Regulated health practitioners, like…
In a world that, increasingly, seems to reward wannabes, amateurs and charlatans, “Turning Pro” in any field of work is hard. Staying Pro is even harder. In this, our third and final instalment, we give speech pathologists 9 more tips to do just that. Here are Parts 1 and 2 to check out. On with the tips!…
So, having implemented each of the professional private practice habits discussed in Part 1, it’s now time to step it up a gear! So here are nine more habits to improve the professionalism of your private practice. Again, these are based on Steven Pressfield‘s excellent tome, with practical examples of what I have done to…
To succeed in private practice, we know that we need to be professional. But what does this actually mean? Ethical? Of course. But being ethical isn’t enough to keep you in business for long. Steven Pressfield has published a small book that packs a big punch: “Turning Pro”. He says that turning pro is a…
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